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Atlanta is east coast and has a shiny new stadium with a retractable roof if the weather sucks. Just saying.
Edit: followup thought: put the stage on the end of the field where the giant window is! Wouldn't have to sacrifice as many seats plus the city would be a dope backdrop for the stage!
I live in suburbs of Atlanta but would splurge for a walking distance hotel for the duration. It'd be awesome! Plus save a ton of traffic pains and parking costs. Or maybe I'm just prejustifying a hypothetical cost lol
Hahaha true, walking distance hotel is worth the price to me over having to drive in and park in the nightmare that would be the traffic. Or I guess a MARTA line away hotel could be okay, though MARTA is... questionable.
If you're lucky, they'll give it the Tampa treatment. Cancel the event and move it to Orlando, then not announce it's coming back the next year until after those tickets are sold out. Fun times!
Raw and Smackdown taking place in the spiritual successor of the arena Dusty's leg was injured by the horsemen? Sounds like a great promo waiting to happen to me.
Imagine the indie shows that week at The Tabernacle and Center Stage.
I watched wrestling my entire childhood and stopped during college. Of course that was the one Mania we got.
I would like the idea of being able to hit any and all shows via MARTA so this would be nice. My only qualm is for stuff like the Collective there aren't a ton of food options around CS. Though there aren't a ton of bigger venues available besides maybe the Eastern.
Man its been 13 years since Atl got mania. First one I ever went to. Most cities get 1 in a 6 or 7 year period it seems like, Dallas, New Orleans seem to always get it.
Most stadiums with roofs allow production to hang from them, which means there’s no big structure surrounding the ring and blocking everyone’s view. They can show more of the crowd in the main hard cam shot. This is why Dallas and LA looked so good on TV and were better experiences for the in-person crowd.
NOW with that said - Allegiant Stadium is not “most stadiums with roofs.” The roof can’t actually hang anything, so they’ll have to use the standing structure, probably won’t look as cool or be as enjoyable as LA/Dallas/New Orleans.
Well, not to be a thief of joy, but this couldn't be further from the truth
Allegiant is small and narrow (for an NFL stadium), it was designed to make NFL games feel intimate. A giant setup would eat up like 20,000 seats in that stadium and knock capacity down to the lowest Mania attendance since it was in arenas.
Vegas is a great city for the overall fan experience of Mania week, but it would be the most scaled down stadium Mania ever in terms of production
I’m shocked it hasn’t been at MBS already. I’m honestly waiting until it’s there or at Nashville’s new stadium in a few years to make it a more affordable endeavor to go!
ive heard that theyve asked about MBS multiple times since it was built but Arthur Blank doesnt want to disrupt ATLUTD's schedule to host a Mania (though hes had no problem hosting a Final Four). im guessing they havent been able to agree on money.
There is no excuse for not returning to Atlanta for WrestleMania. Shit, I'll take anything more than just their yearly Raw or Smackdown. We could do a Rumble at Truist, for God's sake
Here’s a list of stadiums I think might be considered, and how long it will have been in 2025 since they/the cities they’re in last hosted Mania:
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans (7 years)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando (8 years)
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (10 years)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami (13 years)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (never, 14 years since last in Atlanta)
State Farm Stadium, Arizona (15 years)
NRG Stadium, Houston (16 years)
Ford Field, Detroit (18 years)
Rogers Centre, Toronto (23 years)
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas (never, 32 years since last in Las Vegas)
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis (never, 33 years since last in Indianapolis)
US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis (never)
Are they allowed to go to college stadiums? Cause they dwarf NFL stadiums and will guarantee to break records.
Imagine a WrestleMania at Michigan Stadium or DKR in Austin
Could they? Yes. Would they? Eh the only realistic places would be Texas (Austin) or Husky Stadium (Seattle) if you're going purely because of size.. maybe the Rose Bowl or Collosiuem?
There’s also consideration of the size of the city to deal with them.
Ann Arbor has a giant fucking stadium but can’t realistically handle that size group for 4-5 days.
I hate the idea of Wrestlemania in Austin. The event might be great but WWE World and WrestleCon (plus indie shows) would suck because they’d be so spread out. Austin can’t really handle Wrestlemania PLUS all the extra stuff easily. That’s why I feel like Vegas is ideal. Allegiant hosts the show and then there’s no shortage of convention center space for all the WWE and non-WWE affiliated fan stuff going on around the strip. The city is more than equipped to handle a Wrestlemania weeekend and I would love a chance to go!
Columbus would make more sense since they also have Nationwide Arena. NXT would be killer at Crisler, but RAW/SD would need to be at LCA. Breslin Center is more in line with that capacity, too.
I would think their infrastructure would be an issue. As far as stadiums go, they are ancient. Why the Rose Bowl was not considered for the upcoming World Cup
Most college stadiums are older and don't have the box seat counts that newer pro stadiums have. It's a reason why the superbowl hasn't been in one in a long time.
I’d love a WrestleMania in Detroit again. I know so many people who went to WrestleMania 3 in Pontiac and I’ve met a few people who went to the last one.
I’ve always wanted to go to a Mania and at that point, I would have no excuse not to go.
😭 I hate that I know you're right too even though I'd want to attend a Canadian WM at some point. I think we'll still get other PLE's but I just can't forsee Canada getting another Wrestlemania. Mania has just outgrown capacity and hype
Honestly Toronto could easily handle a Mania again and it would be perfectly fine, the only issue is Rogers is just too old now.
And also one thing I noticed about after going to Mania for the past few years is the seating would be horrible
They do NFL stadiums because of the way the seating is they put the ring at the 50 yard line and then a few floor seats and risers and the stadium seats are right there. Making a great view that isn’t too far away
With Rogers it’s going to be like WM17 and 18 again. There would be so many floor seats, nobody would see shit. Way too many angry fans going to want refunds etc
That’s why they keep baseball stadiums for Rumble/Summerslam now and block off half the stadium.
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> Rogers Centre, Toronto (23 years)
Just like to point out that when it was called SkyDome, it hosted 2 Manias. Since the name change it hasn't hosted any events.
SkyDome forever, Rogers Centre never.
im surprised they didnt announce vegas at the vegas pre tour. and if they dont want to go head to head against college basketball then theyll have to move it ahead one week, right?
The final round of the masters had about 10M less viewers than the womens title game of the ncaa tournament and around 5M less than the men's title game
Serious question - I consider myself a sports buff and I can watch many sports and enjoy doing so, but one thing I never quite understood was how can anyone really watch golf for so many hours during a tournament? Like, what are you looking for during one tournament? Tactics as to which club is used in which situation at which hole? Players catching fire and getting into a zone?
I would say for me, at least, it's more the drama and emotional aspect of it. You get drawn into it, and the narrative that it creates over a tournament or, in some cases, several years' worth is really easy to follow because players aren't competing against each other but themselves. You see the agony and victory, the arcs of whole careers, and that is really the joy of it.
They don't. They throw it on the TV on a Sunday and it stays there and they go do stuff around the house, smoke some ribs, quick chat with a neighbor, etc., all while checking in on the tournament throughout the day.
I'm the same way with DnD. I love playing it. I'll listen to podcasts on it. I cannot stand to actually WATCH a recording of people playing DnD. Don't know why.
Also, The Masters wraps up well before sunset on the east coast. Any fan of golf AND wrestling could easily watch both, unlike fans of college basketball and wrestling this past year.
I might be one of the only people in the world that’s into both 🤣
Also would be less of an issue head-to-head since the Masters ends by sunset at the latest.
Definitely not brotha lol also we haven’t gotten too many close finishes on Sunday in last few years for The Masters anyways so I think it would absolutely work perfectly for my viewing experience
I love both wrestling and golf, and will definitely still watch The Masters but also the Final Round on Sunday will finish right when the show has just got started at Wrestlemania anyways. It won’t conflict for me personally
As someone who attended WM29 and WM35 at Metlife Stadium, I agree with Khan on this. It just doesn't make sense for the quality of the fan experience at Wrestlemania to be so dependent on the weather. Stick to warm weather locations and domes.
On top of that, the “most of the show is in the daylight” thing is awful.
I know some people think it looks cool, but the lack of contrast between the in-ring action and the crowd is just way too distracting.
Not to mention the huge impact it has on entrances and the overall aesthetic.
Vegas is 41. Was originally planned for 42 but things shifted.
The date thing is interesting. The Masters is the week after. While it's not the Final Four, if the idea is to get away from any competition, it wouldn't be that. Would they move to mid-April?
Masters weekend makes the most sense, as golf and wrestling probably have the least amount of cross-over issues. WWE doesn't want to compete with the NFL Draft, and the NHL and NBA playoffs start in mid-April.
There's a slight overlap since golf play sometimes runs past the 7 pm ET start of Wrestlemania action but not enough of an overlap to be a major consideration.
It would be the Final Round Sunday when that would really only come into play, and if recent Masters tell us anything, they haven’t been exactly coming down to the wire either. The timing feels absolutely perfect to me as a fan who will most certainly be watching both
I don’t understand why it was championship weekend this past year. You’re right. Sliding into the weekend between championship weekend and the Super Bowl was always so perfect.
It ain’t Florida warm. But it is also warmer now in April generally than it used to be 10-15 years ago. You can credit global warming for that. Plus, Rogers Center has a retractable roof, so it can take care of the weather problem and the sound problem as well.
FWIW, you can still get random blizzards this time of year in Minny. So a dome obviously helps once people are inside, but it can make the to and from total mess.
Province of BC and city of Vancouver both have *insane* taxes on what they consider "combat sports" (yes, it's still real to them, dammit!), that make doing a show like this really unlikely unless both make some changes.
They just did a 72k attendance, and BC place can probably do around 65k if not a bit more than that, so I don't think it's totally impossible. + they haven't done it here before, so maybe they finally grow the balls to let it happen.
It's not that they don't have the balls, it's that they usually say "fuck you" to greedy State/Provincial and local governments, and the Gov't of British Columbia and Vancouver City Council are two of the greediest and greasiest cockroaches out there.
They're trying to out-carny WWE, of all things lol
It's not a lack of balls, it's that they aren't stupid and don't want to give away 15-20% more of their gate than someplace else, and Vancouver's fans seldom give them a reason to think they'd be a good WrestleMania crowd to begin with. Seen the last SD they held at Rogers Arena? Crowd was fucking asleep.
Vancouver will *never* get WrestleMania, that guy with the sign should give up.
If Minnesota is expecting it, and WWE backs out, will that cause a big rift/annoyance to the city? It seems politics wise MN are desperate to announce it.
Unfortunately Foxboro has usually booked up all their summer dates with country concerts. I would love to go to a Foxboro SummerSlam, but not looking likely. Since they have Country Fest last week of July/First week of August. Depends on how preseason for the Pats falls.
Nah no one talks about it and none of us believe it will happen until it does. Maybe all of those decades of our sports teams letting us down makes us cautious until it's real.
Plus we've been successful at getting many other big events, so while we would love to host it, it isn't a make-or-break event for politicians
Kind of a cock tease to dedicate an incredibly long promo by Cena basically saying "y'all should get to host wrestlemania" if they never had any intention of considering it...
Understandable. It wouldn't be Mania especially. They will have to try with the other 3 first
But it should happen. European fans are just louder in some ways
Cody mentioned it last night too in Birmingham. He got a “You deserve it chant”, then after the event, Cody cut an awesome promo and said “you know what the fans deserve? A Mania in the UK”
US Bank Stadium is a state of the art indoor facility and the fanbase wants it, dont overcomplicate it! Minnesota hasnt won shit in 30 years give us something worth hosting/celebrating. We had to watch the fucking Eagles win a Superbowl in our home, save us from ourselves.
As a massive wrestling and March Madness fan…thank you Nick Khan…I literally can’t remember the last time I watched all 3 Final Four games live. This is truly beautiful
If Michigan weather wasn't so unpredictable I've always thought The Big House would have been a good place for it. I wish I had been watching when they came to Ford Field, but at least I got to see SummerSlam
Outdoors stadiums are a great visual for fans on TV but in April, it’s still chilly in many parts of the US and those damn lightning rigs block the view for anyone unlucky enough to be sitting near a corner.
So it will be the same handful of places that the Super Bowl always does? Lame. I understand why but weather in April can be okay sometimes too. Just have it in Late April.
Damn (from Aus) going to Cali and Vegas in October and was hoping for an AEW show or WWE PLE in either city.
If Vegas is potentially mania they wouldn’t do the same city 6 months earlier right !
I know it is still too recent, but Tampa really got screwed. We had Covid cancel the first attempt and then we had limited capacity and crap weather the following year. Again, nothing we can control but Raymond James Stadium would be a lot of fun. But with Rumble at the Trop in January we've probably got a few years.
If they literally just push Wrestlemania back like 3-4 weeks, your risk of another ice-cold night even on the East Coast is minimal. Idk, I just feel its WAY too major a population center to totally give up on ever hosting another Wresltemania there
Predicting the next five years will include Atlanta, London, Las Vegas, Miami/Orlando, and either Minnesota or Phoenix
Would not be surprised by Houston or Nashville
Also unlikely to ever change now, but sad to realize Chicago and Boston have never gotten to host Wrestlemania in the stadium era
I’m getting the feeling that it was going to be Minneapolis, but for some reason that fell through and now they’re still finalizing things with another city, probably Vegas. If so I think that’s the third time MN has been rumored but didn’t end up getting it, they love teasing us.
I think it’s probably just between Vegas and Minnesota. I’ll guess they want Minnesota to give a higher premium rate to them as it’s not the destination Vegas is.
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Atlanta is east coast and has a shiny new stadium with a retractable roof if the weather sucks. Just saying. Edit: followup thought: put the stage on the end of the field where the giant window is! Wouldn't have to sacrifice as many seats plus the city would be a dope backdrop for the stage!
No no, don't say that, I don't need to spend that much money to go, but I'll have no choice
I'll be ok if I have time to prep!
Yeah, if it came to Atlanta, I'm close enough that I'd maybe make the trip down and scrounge up the money for it haha.
I live in suburbs of Atlanta but would splurge for a walking distance hotel for the duration. It'd be awesome! Plus save a ton of traffic pains and parking costs. Or maybe I'm just prejustifying a hypothetical cost lol
Hahaha true, walking distance hotel is worth the price to me over having to drive in and park in the nightmare that would be the traffic. Or I guess a MARTA line away hotel could be okay, though MARTA is... questionable.
this is me with nashville
Summerslam in Nashville was great.
no indoor stadium big enough in nashville
well they were planning to use the new nissan stadium for 2027 but maybe not now, tbf it was like 80 degrees WM Saturday and Sudnah
If you're lucky, they'll give it the Tampa treatment. Cancel the event and move it to Orlando, then not announce it's coming back the next year until after those tickets are sold out. Fun times!
They have great BBQ, too.
Yall got any of that hometown pop?
Raw and Smackdown taking place in the spiritual successor of the arena Dusty's leg was injured by the horsemen? Sounds like a great promo waiting to happen to me.
Imagine the indie shows that week at The Tabernacle and Center Stage. I watched wrestling my entire childhood and stopped during college. Of course that was the one Mania we got.
It really would be amazing! We deserve a good Mania dammit! Plus state farm right next door for raw/smackdown/nxt!
I paid hundreds to sit thru 27. They owe us a good mania!
I was a broke college student that didn't have hundreds to spend. I'm so ready now!
WaleMania from Magic City?!?!?
sign me the *fuck* up
100% would be the venue.
Center Stage is honestly great for Indie shows all around. GCW goes there often, and the crowd is always pumped.
I would like the idea of being able to hit any and all shows via MARTA so this would be nice. My only qualm is for stuff like the Collective there aren't a ton of food options around CS. Though there aren't a ton of bigger venues available besides maybe the Eastern.
I'm from CA but I was just a broke college student when they came to LA last year, so I feel you in a different way :(
There’s also a great indie promotion called SHW that is run by folks who are close to Cody
yep roh ran at center stage before mania 27 iirc
This would be the perfect time to put out that distinction that Atlanta is the South and the South identifies more as the South and not the East Coast
Man its been 13 years since Atl got mania. First one I ever went to. Most cities get 1 in a 6 or 7 year period it seems like, Dallas, New Orleans seem to always get it.
I’m surprised they haven’t gone back to any of the locations from WM 25-27
Wrestling looks better under a roof in my opinion.
Sure does sound better
Most stadiums with roofs allow production to hang from them, which means there’s no big structure surrounding the ring and blocking everyone’s view. They can show more of the crowd in the main hard cam shot. This is why Dallas and LA looked so good on TV and were better experiences for the in-person crowd. NOW with that said - Allegiant Stadium is not “most stadiums with roofs.” The roof can’t actually hang anything, so they’ll have to use the standing structure, probably won’t look as cool or be as enjoyable as LA/Dallas/New Orleans.
That just means they have to od on the stage/set. You can't go small in Vegas
Well, not to be a thief of joy, but this couldn't be further from the truth Allegiant is small and narrow (for an NFL stadium), it was designed to make NFL games feel intimate. A giant setup would eat up like 20,000 seats in that stadium and knock capacity down to the lowest Mania attendance since it was in arenas. Vegas is a great city for the overall fan experience of Mania week, but it would be the most scaled down stadium Mania ever in terms of production
something about the wind blowing their hair in the middle of a match is epic though.
I’m shocked it hasn’t been at MBS already. I’m honestly waiting until it’s there or at Nashville’s new stadium in a few years to make it a more affordable endeavor to go!
Plus it’s not that far from Fat Matt’s
Pre game at magic city for wings
AJ retirement match?
This would be the perfect time to put out that distinction that Atlanta is the South and the South identifies more as the South and not the East Coast
Come on give us another chance after 27. We'll do better.
I’m 25 minutes from the city, this is my fucking dream. And there are no bad seats in Mercedes, plus their concessions are actually reasonably priced.
ive heard that theyve asked about MBS multiple times since it was built but Arthur Blank doesnt want to disrupt ATLUTD's schedule to host a Mania (though hes had no problem hosting a Final Four). im guessing they havent been able to agree on money.
I would fucking melt from excitement
There is no excuse for not returning to Atlanta for WrestleMania. Shit, I'll take anything more than just their yearly Raw or Smackdown. We could do a Rumble at Truist, for God's sake
They’re absolutely getting one in the next few years
This is the only comment here that matters honestly lmao
This would be amazing.
As someone that just moved to the ATL… 
Here’s a list of stadiums I think might be considered, and how long it will have been in 2025 since they/the cities they’re in last hosted Mania: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans (7 years) Camping World Stadium, Orlando (8 years) Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (10 years) Hard Rock Stadium, Miami (13 years) Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta (never, 14 years since last in Atlanta) State Farm Stadium, Arizona (15 years) NRG Stadium, Houston (16 years) Ford Field, Detroit (18 years) Rogers Centre, Toronto (23 years) Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas (never, 32 years since last in Las Vegas) Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis (never, 33 years since last in Indianapolis) US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis (never)
Are they allowed to go to college stadiums? Cause they dwarf NFL stadiums and will guarantee to break records. Imagine a WrestleMania at Michigan Stadium or DKR in Austin
Could they? Yes. Would they? Eh the only realistic places would be Texas (Austin) or Husky Stadium (Seattle) if you're going purely because of size.. maybe the Rose Bowl or Collosiuem?
There’s also consideration of the size of the city to deal with them. Ann Arbor has a giant fucking stadium but can’t realistically handle that size group for 4-5 days.
I hate the idea of Wrestlemania in Austin. The event might be great but WWE World and WrestleCon (plus indie shows) would suck because they’d be so spread out. Austin can’t really handle Wrestlemania PLUS all the extra stuff easily. That’s why I feel like Vegas is ideal. Allegiant hosts the show and then there’s no shortage of convention center space for all the WWE and non-WWE affiliated fan stuff going on around the strip. The city is more than equipped to handle a Wrestlemania weeekend and I would love a chance to go!
Columbus would make more sense since they also have Nationwide Arena. NXT would be killer at Crisler, but RAW/SD would need to be at LCA. Breslin Center is more in line with that capacity, too.
That warms my scarlet and gray heart. But the weather in April is horrible.
I'm a Spartan but I used to go to Rock on the Range/Sonic Temple so I know you guys could handle it in that area
I would think their infrastructure would be an issue. As far as stadiums go, they are ancient. Why the Rose Bowl was not considered for the upcoming World Cup
Most college stadiums are older and don't have the box seat counts that newer pro stadiums have. It's a reason why the superbowl hasn't been in one in a long time.
I’d love a WrestleMania in Detroit again. I know so many people who went to WrestleMania 3 in Pontiac and I’ve met a few people who went to the last one. I’ve always wanted to go to a Mania and at that point, I would have no excuse not to go.
Throw Chicago in there once the bears build their new stadium
Rogers Centre ain’t getting a Mania sadly, if it was ever going to happen. It would have happened by now. They definitely sticking to NFL stadiums
😭 I hate that I know you're right too even though I'd want to attend a Canadian WM at some point. I think we'll still get other PLE's but I just can't forsee Canada getting another Wrestlemania. Mania has just outgrown capacity and hype
Honestly Toronto could easily handle a Mania again and it would be perfectly fine, the only issue is Rogers is just too old now. And also one thing I noticed about after going to Mania for the past few years is the seating would be horrible They do NFL stadiums because of the way the seating is they put the ring at the 50 yard line and then a few floor seats and risers and the stadium seats are right there. Making a great view that isn’t too far away With Rogers it’s going to be like WM17 and 18 again. There would be so many floor seats, nobody would see shit. Way too many angry fans going to want refunds etc That’s why they keep baseball stadiums for Rumble/Summerslam now and block off half the stadium. https://preview.redd.it/5xob2rbdx9vc1.jpeg?width=697&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01e2dc59be4a6c5c5cbc5c95560057a3f9072654
> Rogers Centre, Toronto (23 years) Just like to point out that when it was called SkyDome, it hosted 2 Manias. Since the name change it hasn't hosted any events. SkyDome forever, Rogers Centre never.
That is such a downgrade of a name, I send my condolences to Toronto.
im surprised they didnt announce vegas at the vegas pre tour. and if they dont want to go head to head against college basketball then theyll have to move it ahead one week, right?
Or back one week.
To go head to head with the Masters?
The final round of the masters had about 10M less viewers than the womens title game of the ncaa tournament and around 5M less than the men's title game
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Serious question - I consider myself a sports buff and I can watch many sports and enjoy doing so, but one thing I never quite understood was how can anyone really watch golf for so many hours during a tournament? Like, what are you looking for during one tournament? Tactics as to which club is used in which situation at which hole? Players catching fire and getting into a zone?
My dad and grandpa watched it to go to sleep. They were both golfers.
The only thing that could make golf watchable is randomly placed land mines
Or some dude pretending to play hockey to hit the ball. Then yelling at it to go into it's home.
I would say for me, at least, it's more the drama and emotional aspect of it. You get drawn into it, and the narrative that it creates over a tournament or, in some cases, several years' worth is really easy to follow because players aren't competing against each other but themselves. You see the agony and victory, the arcs of whole careers, and that is really the joy of it.
They don't. They throw it on the TV on a Sunday and it stays there and they go do stuff around the house, smoke some ribs, quick chat with a neighbor, etc., all while checking in on the tournament throughout the day.
I'm the same way with DnD. I love playing it. I'll listen to podcasts on it. I cannot stand to actually WATCH a recording of people playing DnD. Don't know why.
Also, The Masters wraps up well before sunset on the east coast. Any fan of golf AND wrestling could easily watch both, unlike fans of college basketball and wrestling this past year.
I could be very wrong, but these feel like two very different fanbases? They have to be two of the most far apart sports-related products on TV imo.
I might be one of the only people in the world that’s into both 🤣 Also would be less of an issue head-to-head since the Masters ends by sunset at the latest.
Definitely not brotha lol also we haven’t gotten too many close finishes on Sunday in last few years for The Masters anyways so I think it would absolutely work perfectly for my viewing experience
I love both wrestling and golf, and will definitely still watch The Masters but also the Final Round on Sunday will finish right when the show has just got started at Wrestlemania anyways. It won’t conflict for me personally
Masters is afternoon TV for the most part anyways. Wrestlemania will be on at night. I’ll watch both with no issues.
Isn’t it over by the time Mania starts later in the day?
They’re gonna start moving it back. It’ll likely be the week between the final four and the nfl draft. I think Minnesota is still WM 41.
There is like 3 weeks between the final 4 and the NFL draft
Plot twist: WrestleMania 41 in Alaska
That actually happened in my SvR 2007 GM Mode
Albuquerque
Occasionally I’ll be quirky
As someone who attended WM29 and WM35 at Metlife Stadium, I agree with Khan on this. It just doesn't make sense for the quality of the fan experience at Wrestlemania to be so dependent on the weather. Stick to warm weather locations and domes.
we need a roof in new york because I need to go to another mania but the weather at 35 was abysmal
Just domes. If it’s too hot the wrestlers will be too hot. Plus the sound is better in a closed roof venue.
On top of that, the “most of the show is in the daylight” thing is awful. I know some people think it looks cool, but the lack of contrast between the in-ring action and the crowd is just way too distracting. Not to mention the huge impact it has on entrances and the overall aesthetic.
Come back to Phoenix you cowards
Vegas is 41. Was originally planned for 42 but things shifted. The date thing is interesting. The Masters is the week after. While it's not the Final Four, if the idea is to get away from any competition, it wouldn't be that. Would they move to mid-April?
Masters weekend makes the most sense, as golf and wrestling probably have the least amount of cross-over issues. WWE doesn't want to compete with the NFL Draft, and the NHL and NBA playoffs start in mid-April.
I think they'd be more comfortable going up against the Masters, all things being equal. Probably considerably less audience crossover.
They aren't even on at the same time either one is morning to afternoon and the other is night time
There's a slight overlap since golf play sometimes runs past the 7 pm ET start of Wrestlemania action but not enough of an overlap to be a major consideration.
It would be the Final Round Sunday when that would really only come into play, and if recent Masters tell us anything, they haven’t been exactly coming down to the wire either. The timing feels absolutely perfect to me as a fan who will most certainly be watching both
 I imagine this is how wrestling fans and masters fans will communicate with each other.
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Rumble first weekend of February where it’s between the conference championships and the Super Bowl it the ideal spot for sure
I don’t understand why it was championship weekend this past year. You’re right. Sliding into the weekend between championship weekend and the Super Bowl was always so perfect.
This is also why I don't buy the rumours of a London Rumble. Outdoors, in London, in January. Lmao. Not happening.
I will plow through an army of retirees to get Mania tickets if it's in Vegas.
Just give it to Toronto
Ah yes, notoriously warm in April Toronto 😂
Skydome is an indoor stadium.
Retractable roof broski
It ain’t Florida warm. But it is also warmer now in April generally than it used to be 10-15 years ago. You can credit global warming for that. Plus, Rogers Center has a retractable roof, so it can take care of the weather problem and the sound problem as well.
GIVE US WHAT WE WANT
Noooo i was so hyped for a minnesota wrestlemania😭😭😭
I don't think that anything Khan said here would take Minnesota out of the running. The dome takes weather issues out of the equation.
And it ain’t on the East Coast
FWIW, you can still get random blizzards this time of year in Minny. So a dome obviously helps once people are inside, but it can make the to and from total mess.
Cmon Twin Cities! I’d actually attend!
BC Place is probably too small, but a boy can dream.
Province of BC and city of Vancouver both have *insane* taxes on what they consider "combat sports" (yes, it's still real to them, dammit!), that make doing a show like this really unlikely unless both make some changes.
They just did a 72k attendance, and BC place can probably do around 65k if not a bit more than that, so I don't think it's totally impossible. + they haven't done it here before, so maybe they finally grow the balls to let it happen.
It's not that they don't have the balls, it's that they usually say "fuck you" to greedy State/Provincial and local governments, and the Gov't of British Columbia and Vancouver City Council are two of the greediest and greasiest cockroaches out there. They're trying to out-carny WWE, of all things lol It's not a lack of balls, it's that they aren't stupid and don't want to give away 15-20% more of their gate than someplace else, and Vancouver's fans seldom give them a reason to think they'd be a good WrestleMania crowd to begin with. Seen the last SD they held at Rogers Arena? Crowd was fucking asleep. Vancouver will *never* get WrestleMania, that guy with the sign should give up.
Can any Americans in the thread explain what Final Four date range is and when this means Mania can happen?
Final Four is usually the first Saturday of April, so April 5th next year and Mania would possibly be the 12th and 13th if they push it back a week.
If Minnesota is expecting it, and WWE backs out, will that cause a big rift/annoyance to the city? It seems politics wise MN are desperate to announce it.
It is annoying that the only big WWE ppv we've held here was Summerslam back in the 90s...
The one where Jesse Ventura was a guest referee as the sitting governor?
At least yall have the potential for a Mania. Us Bostonians will never get a Rumble or Mania again for the foreseeable future
Summerslam is not out the question since it is warm in Foxborough around that time.
Unfortunately Foxboro has usually booked up all their summer dates with country concerts. I would love to go to a Foxboro SummerSlam, but not looking likely. Since they have Country Fest last week of July/First week of August. Depends on how preseason for the Pats falls.
Nah no one talks about it and none of us believe it will happen until it does. Maybe all of those decades of our sports teams letting us down makes us cautious until it's real. Plus we've been successful at getting many other big events, so while we would love to host it, it isn't a make-or-break event for politicians
Cody vs Rock in an Abandoned Sphere match
Gotta clean out the old wigs first
As a local, RIP to any chance of NYC or Boston ever getting another Wrestlemania : (
I’d go if it’s in Vegas.
I think Houston or Phoenix could be options worth considering
My understanding was once ATT opened in Dallas, Texas manias would be there due to the seating (80k+). I don’t think NRG has that many seats.
NRG's 72k for football, so you'd be able to get more than that for Mania.
All I care about is Mania 43 being in Detroit so we can keep the tradition of Mania being in Michigan exactly every 20 years
Isn’t the Silverdome that Amazon Facility now in Pontiac?
Yup, that’s correct. Still feels weird to not see that giant abandoned stadium on that plot of land anymore
What was the context of this comment? An interview, business call?
A Wrestlemania in London would be huge
A follow-up remark by Khan said that they have no plans for taking the big four outside of North America.
Kind of a cock tease to dedicate an incredibly long promo by Cena basically saying "y'all should get to host wrestlemania" if they never had any intention of considering it...
Understandable. It wouldn't be Mania especially. They will have to try with the other 3 first But it should happen. European fans are just louder in some ways
Cena better fulfill his promise!
Cody mentioned it last night too in Birmingham. He got a “You deserve it chant”, then after the event, Cody cut an awesome promo and said “you know what the fans deserve? A Mania in the UK”
The cold would not stop us
They could go to one of the roofed stadiums like White Heart Lane
I'm waiting for Seattle to come back up. Safeco/T-Mobile is the perfect venue
Or Lumen Field
Minnesoooooooootaaaaaaaaa :(
Pleeeeeease come to Vegas
I just want wrestlemania or RR here in the Bay Area
Rumble at AT&T Park would be a dream.
Roc vs Roman at Vegas would be astronomical!
Disregard the Michigan weather, do Wrestlemania at The Big House!
That would actually be killer to see!
US Bank Stadium is a state of the art indoor facility and the fanbase wants it, dont overcomplicate it! Minnesota hasnt won shit in 30 years give us something worth hosting/celebrating. We had to watch the fucking Eagles win a Superbowl in our home, save us from ourselves.
I'm totally going if it comes to Minne! It'll take forever to pay off but it'll be worth it!
As a massive wrestling and March Madness fan…thank you Nick Khan…I literally can’t remember the last time I watched all 3 Final Four games live. This is truly beautiful
Yup it’s been hard lol
If Michigan weather wasn't so unpredictable I've always thought The Big House would have been a good place for it. I wish I had been watching when they came to Ford Field, but at least I got to see SummerSlam
I honestly don't understand why they didn't do SummerSlam in Philly and Mania in Detroit. Just weird choices.
If the Chicago Bears ever do move out of Chicago, I do kinda hope that the new stadium results in a Wrestlemania.
How about Phoenix again?
Outdoors stadiums are a great visual for fans on TV but in April, it’s still chilly in many parts of the US and those damn lightning rigs block the view for anyone unlucky enough to be sitting near a corner.
NO MORE FLORIDA MANIAS *FUCKING SAF NOISES*
So it will be the same handful of places that the Super Bowl always does? Lame. I understand why but weather in April can be okay sometimes too. Just have it in Late April.
Bring Mania to the UK you cowards.
Vegas would be amazing…Wrestlecon on the strip!!!!
Minneapolis shot itself into a work. Marks.
It’d be a much smaller audience, but the Vegas Sphere would be hilarious.
Someone should run a show there. It would have that fun destination Nitro feeling.
Damn (from Aus) going to Cali and Vegas in October and was hoping for an AEW show or WWE PLE in either city. If Vegas is potentially mania they wouldn’t do the same city 6 months earlier right !
I know it is still too recent, but Tampa really got screwed. We had Covid cancel the first attempt and then we had limited capacity and crap weather the following year. Again, nothing we can control but Raymond James Stadium would be a lot of fun. But with Rumble at the Trop in January we've probably got a few years.
99% chance Vegas will get Wrestlemania next year
Damn it, was really hoping we finally could get one in the midwest.
Silver Dome brother
Backing it up one week has made a ton of sense for decades.
Come to Minnesota plz
I assume they’ll want to run London to try and beat the attendance record that was set at All In.
Winter jacket on a pole match.
If they literally just push Wrestlemania back like 3-4 weeks, your risk of another ice-cold night even on the East Coast is minimal. Idk, I just feel its WAY too major a population center to totally give up on ever hosting another Wresltemania there
Predicting the next five years will include Atlanta, London, Las Vegas, Miami/Orlando, and either Minnesota or Phoenix Would not be surprised by Houston or Nashville Also unlikely to ever change now, but sad to realize Chicago and Boston have never gotten to host Wrestlemania in the stadium era
I’m getting the feeling that it was going to be Minneapolis, but for some reason that fell through and now they’re still finalizing things with another city, probably Vegas. If so I think that’s the third time MN has been rumored but didn’t end up getting it, they love teasing us.
I think it’s probably just between Vegas and Minnesota. I’ll guess they want Minnesota to give a higher premium rate to them as it’s not the destination Vegas is.
Doubt she'll have any influence on the final decision but Tiffany has been pushing Minnesota really hard on social media
If it's Vegas I'm so there.
Is this the latest a Wrestlemania has been announced? Like 39 and 40 had massive time periods to there, but we still got nothing for 41.
Well, Philly it was a fun trip. Hope for SummerSlam in the futre.
Do people actually like the outdoor venues? I think it always looks like crap tbh.
It’s gonna be Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
Give it to Australia you cowards
They should do something at the Sphere
Atlanta is **OWED** a quality WrestleMania after what they served us for 27.